Kim Flashner. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENDALL MCCAUGHERTY
Winnetka’s Kim Flashner has been designing spaces on the North Shore for over 20 years. Need a new interior aesthetic for 2018? Look no further than Kim Flashner Interior Design Group. Flashner believes in an open line of communication and strives to work closely with clients to create an environment perfectly suited to their needs.
What’s on the horizon? New and exciting projects in the city and on the shore
Mantra? “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning how to dance in the rain”
Best grooming tip? Spoil yourself and get your hair blown out professionally as often as you want
Guilty pleasure? Traveling. Anywhere… anytime
Favorite foods? Caviar, lobster and of course sushi
Music you love? Old school—James Taylor… Air Supply and Anita Baker
Best advice ever given to you? Never make someone a priority that only makes you an option
Best advice you’ve given? Life is short—enjoy every minute
Earliest memory? Trick-or-treating at age three. Loved my costume of Little Red Riding Hood and all the candy
When you wake up, you…? Stay positive
Before bed, you..? Stay positive
What’s on your bookshelf? Lots of design books I have collected over the past 30 years and books from all the places I have traveled
You can’t live without? Talking to my children everyday and telling them I love them
Love to escape to? India
Advice you would give to your younger self? Enjoy every moment—life is fleeting
Kim Flashner Interior Design Group is located at 874 Green Bay Road in Winnetka. For more information, visit kimflashnerinteriorsgroup.com.
ON THE SHORE
Your style is..? Dressed with the intention to have flexibility to get day to night
Can’t leave the house without? Buxom lip gloss color princess
Transportation? Mid-size (“not so mom”) SUV
Driving music? NPR/news
Place to eat? Valor in Glencoe
Shop? Neimans, my go to boutique—Heffernan
Best thing about the Shore? Familiarity, my childhood memories, and the community
Worst thing about the Shore? Not much. That’s why I chose to live here my entire life
The perfect day is…? Waking up to the sunrise from my bedroom window overlooking the lake and taking a stroll on the Green Bay trail followed by brunch with my family
IN THE CITY
Your style is..? Understated glamorous. Ready for anything
Can’t leave the house without? Buxom lip gloss and cell phone
Transportation? Uber
Driving music? Books on tape
Shop? Neimans or anywhere on Oak Street
Best thing about the City? Its unrelenting optimism and multicultural neighborhoods
Worst thing about the City? The hustle and bustle Place to eat.. Hugo’s for oysters and Momotaro Perfect day… Working with clients in the morning followed by lunch and museum hopping with my mom
